#loyallongbottom

[nrcissamlfoy]

Where: Diagon Alley Coffee Shop Who: Narcissa and Frank @loyallongbottom

Narcissa didn’t drink coffee all that often, preferring tea, but sometimes she just needed a good kick of caffeine. And today was one of those such days. She hadn’t seemed to be able to sleep the previous night. She had been restless and unable to close her eyes for more than five minutes it seemed. Of course makeup covered the dark circles under her eyes, but makeup couldn’t give her the energy that she desperately needed. It was already time to start thinking about the holiday ball at St. Mungo’s and she was certainly not in the holiday spirit. That had always been one of their happiest times as a family and she dreaded the thought of a Christmas without Andromeda and Regulus. Their absences wouldn’t even be mentioned, it would be just like they didn’t exist, which was a hard pill to swallow. 

She stood to the side, waiting for her name to be called as she glanced around the coffee shop. The bell above the door sounded, signaling another customer. Narcissa glanced towards the door, a bored expression on her face, when she saw Frank Longbottom walking in. She furrowed her brow, and she hoped that he didn’t see her. Narcissa didn’t have anything against Frank personally, and before Andromeda’s death, she hadn’t thought much about him outside of being Alice’s fiancé. But now his face was a reminder of what she had lost, just like Alice’s was. It wasn’t fair. But there was nothing that she could do to change that.

Narcissa happened to meet eyes with him, and she knew that she had to go over to greet him. The last thing she needed was for him to report to Bellatrix  or Alice that she hadn’t said anything to him. So she pushed herself away from the wall that she had been standing near and made her way across the coffee shop. “Hi Frank. It’s so good to see you,” she said politely, a smile on her lips. “How are you? And Alice?”

[doexaxdear]

Who: Dorcas & Frank ( @loyallongbottom )  When: October 8th, 1975 Where: Hogwarts Dormitories

For the most part, Dorcas kept her head down and she stayed off the radar as much as possible. While both her siblings were good at drawing attention to themselves, Dorcas always thrived in the shadows. Most of the time, she didn’t mind, especially when it came to keeping other’s opinions of her and her family off her shoulders. Dorcas hated that it was something she had to worry about, and more so that she had to at least try to keep up appearances, or risk facing a fate like her parents had. As a means of saving face, Dorcas had started hanging out with people that she otherwise, likely wouldn’t have. Unfortunately, among that crowd were people that she came to genuinely care for. 

Frank was among those people, and while she wouldn’t ever go as far as to say that she loved him, there was a connection that made her care for him. They teetered on the edge between nothing and something, and Dorcas found that she didn’t mind it. Sure, the lines blurred and some days she didn’t know where exactly they stood with one another, but most of the time, she was content to stay right on that line of not too much but just enough. Dorcas was never all that good with commitment anyways, and this, this was far easier. 

Curled up against him, head resting on his shoulder, Dorcas absentmindedly traced shapes onto his chest. Quietly, she said, “I should start working on that charms essay,” but even as she said it, the thought was far away and she made no moves to actually get up. There was something so serene about the moment that Dorcas loathed to break it.

[justagryffindorgirl]

The Resistance meetings were something of an oddity to Lily even now. Their members contained a wide variety of people from all over the wizarding world. Logical told her she should trust everyone in that room with her one-hundred percent but truth was she hardly knew any of them. Lily wanted to believe that her fellow members would fight along side her, but would any of them really lay down their lives for each other or their cause?

“Frank, right?” She commented to the man standing to her left. “I am Lily,” she told him awkwardly hoping it didn’t come off as awkward as it sounded in her head. Lily had seen him around before but had never spoken to him. Chances were they would never speak outside their time together in the Resistance, however, she wanted to make an effort to at least know everyone in the Resistance. 

@loyallongbottom​​

[doexaxdear]

who: frank & dorcas ( @loyallongbottom​ )  when: october 31st, 1980 where: potter residence

as soon as dorcas took a sip of her drink, she knew something was wrong. usually reserved, doe found herself ready to say anything and everything that crossed her path. immediately, she found the danger of that, and knew she needed to keep focused on lighter topics. as it was, there were a lot of people here that she was certain hadn’t actually been invited. james and sirius were welcoming, yes, but not to this extreme. she was fairly certain this was supposed to be a house party, a get to together for friends and acquaintances. this went well beyond just that, and clearly, it was already blowing up in their faces. 

already, there were people she was trying to avoid. 

seeing frank and alice had been a surprise, but then, she figured it probably shouldn’t be. of course they were going to be at a social gathering that had ended up having an extensive guest list. for a brief moment, she was sixteen again and at a tower party with the rest of her classmates. ironically, most of the people here had in fact been her classmates. so far, she’d done a rather good job at keeping to her own people, until she went to grab a snack, hoping to absorb the drink she had tossed back. 

apparently, fate had a sense of humor tonight. as soon as her shoulder brushed his, she let out a quiet sigh. turning, she gave him a tight smile as she greeted, “frank. having a good night?”